NAME

       rpi-imager - Flash disk images to removable storage

SYNOPSIS

       rpi-imager [--debug] [--repo url] [--qm translations] [--disable-telemetry] [image-uri]

       rpi-imager --cli [--debug] [--quiet] [--disable-verify] [--sha256 expected-hash] image-uri
                  destination-device

       rpi-imager --version

       rpi-imager --help

DESCRIPTION

       rpi-imager is a utility for writing a disk image file, which may optionally be compressed,
       to a removable destination disk, such as a micro-SD card or a USB-attached SSD drive.

       When  run  without further command line arguments, the utility presents a simple graphical
       interface with controls for image-file selection, target drive selection, and one to start
       writing.  In this mode, the Raspberry Pi server (and potentially third party servers) will
       be queried for available OS images.  You may also specify an image-uri  (which  may  be  a
       local file, or an HTTP or HTTPS URL) to flash directly on the command line.

       When  run with the --cli argument, the utility directly flashes the image-uri given to the
       specified destination-drive.  In this case, the --sha256 option can be used to pass in the
       expected SHA256 checksum of the image.

OPTIONS

       --cli  Do  not launch the graphical interface; just flash the image given to the specified
              drive. In this mode, the image-uri and destination-device must both be specified.

       --debug
              Output extra debugging information on the console.

       --disable-telemetry
              Do not report OS writes to http://rpi-imager-stats.raspberrypi.com/

       --disable-verify
              After writing the image, do not attempt  to  verify  that  the  image  was  written
              correctly.  Only valid when run with --cli.

       --help Display a synopsis of the command line syntax and exit.

       --quiet
              Suppress all console output.  Only valid when run with --cli.

       --qm translations
              Specify an alternate Qt message translations file to use with the GUI.

       --repo url
              Instead  of  querying the Raspberry Pi servers for the list of available OS images,
              query this URL instead. The URL will be expected to return a JSON  file  conforming
              to the format described in the associated json-schema.

       --sha256 expected-hash
              Verify  that the image matches the expected-hash before writing it to the specified
              destination.  Only valid when run with --cli.

       --version
              Report the version of the utility, and the default URI it will attempt to query  to
              determine the available OS images.

       image-uri
              If specified, the URI of the image to write to the destination. This may be a local
              file, or a remote URL  supporting  the  HTTP  or  HTTPS  protocols.  This  must  be
              specified when using --cli.

       destination-device
              The  device  to which to write the specified image, e.g.  /dev/mmcblk0.  Only valid
              when run with --cli.

EXAMPLES

       rpi-imager
              Launch the graphical interface.

       rpi-imager --repo http://localhost:8080/os_list_utility.json
              Test a locally hosted version of the OS list with the graphical interface.

       rpi-imager --cli --disable-verify test.img /dev/mmcblk0
              Write test.img to /dev/mmcblk0 without any verification of the image itself, and no
              check  that  the  image flashed correctly. This also avoids launching the graphical
              interface.

SEE ALSO

       dd(1)

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